Become a CSB Distributor in Bathurst NSW

Capital Steel Buildings are currently seeking a suitable distributor for the Bathurst region in the regional centre of New South Wales. If you would like to apply for this opportunity, please complete the distributor application form (distributor application form link) and return it to CSB. To enquire further about this offer then please contact CSB on 1800 272 272.

About Bathurst

Bathurst is located on the Macquarie River 207 km west of Sydney via the Great Western Highway and 670m above sea-level. Bathurst Regional Council includes all the area formerly included in the Bathurst City Council, most of Evans Shire and a small amount of land formerly included in Oberon Shire, following a council amalgamation in 2004.

Bathurst is Australia's oldest inland settlement and has many fine historic buildings, and is one of Australia's fastest growing regional centres. The raising of sheep, cattle and horses, which began with the earliest European occupation of the land, is still practised on large land holdings near the city. However, education is now the largest single industry. Other contributions to the local economy are made by fruit and vegetable production, a vegetable cannery, a fish processing plant, a pet food processing plant, government departments and community services.

Bathurst Region has great business and investment potential. Its idyllic lifestyle attributes are supported by quality infrastructure and key services, which continually attracts new residents and industries.

Economic Diversity

The Index of Economic Diversity measures economic or industrial diversity within a region by determining the degree to which the region's industry mix differs from that of the national economy. When the index value is close to one, the industrial profile of a region mirrors that of the national economy and is considered more diverse.

The index value for Bathurst Region when compared to the national economy is 0.758, which ranks highest of all LGAs comprising the Central West SD. By comparison, the index value for New South Wales is 0.975. Interestingly, when the index is calculated using the New South Wales economy as the comparative benchmark, Bathurst Region again has the highest index value of all LGAs within the Central West SD (0.729).

Employment

The number of employed persons in the Bathurst Region was 18,390 in the December Quarter 2005, an increase of 5.5% from the December Quarter 2004.

The unemployment rate in the Bathurst Region maintained a three year low of 4.0% in the December Quarter 2005, which also remains below the averages for New South Wales (5.2%) and Australia (5.1%).

In 2001, the largest industry employer in Bathurst Region was retail trade (2,454 persons, or 16.2% of the total), followed by manufacturing (12.7%), education (11.5%) and health & community services (10.0%).

In 2001, the average individual weekly income for Bathurst Region was $462.84 per week, below the average for New South Wales ($515.68). At the same time, the average household weekly income for Bathurst Region was $904.57, again lower than New South Wales ($987.00), but higher than Orange ($893.79) and Dubbo ($882.03).

Construction

The value of non-residential building approvals in Bathurst Region was $2.4 million in the December Quarter 2005, representing a significant quarterly increase of 88.4% and an annual increase of 50.5% from the figure recorded in the December Quarter 2004.

The median sales price for all dwellings in Bathurst was $245,000 in the September Quarter 2005, representing a quarterly decrease of 2.2% from the June Quarter 2005 and a 1.6% fall from the median price recorded in the September Quarter 2004.

The median house price index for Bathurst Region in the September Quarter 2005 was 58.8 when compared to Sydney (index of 1 00). The index for Bathurst decreased by 0.3 points from the level recorded in the September Quarter 2004.

According to the 2001 Census, 37.8% of all dwellings in Bathurst Region were fully owned, 27.9% were being purchased, while 28.0% of dwellings were being rented.

Information sourced from Bathurst City Council website - http://www.Bathurst.nsw.gov.au/